Suspect on trial for '94 murder

Sep. 11, 2012

Written by

Brett Kelman
Pacific Daily News

It has been nearly two decades since a 25-year-old man was found dumped in the jungle, killed by a gunshot to the head, and now the suspect accused of his murder is set for trial in a matter of weeks.

Mark Bamba Angoco, 40, of Mangilao, is accused of executing Darwin Datuin, 25, during what prosecutors allege was a drug-fueled robbery in 1994.

According to Superior Court of Guam documents, Angoco allegedly shot Datuin inside a pickup truck, and the victim died slowly -- gurgling as his life slipped away -- before his body was hidden in the Radio Barrigada area. ...